milk chocolate

noun

: chocolate made with milk solids compare dark chocolate, white chocolate

Examples of milk chocolate in a Sentence

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Chocolate Darker chocolates like semisweet and bittersweet tend to last longer than milk chocolate due to their higher cacao content. — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026 For pretty chocolate curls, warm a bar of milk chocolate in your pocket or hand, then shave with a sharp vegetable peeler. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 29 Oct. 2026 And while Carpenter is almost always a fan of milk chocolate, one night King caught him downing her Dark & Stormy bars. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 For a more tooth-friendly Halloween treat, Brantley recommends plain chocolate, including milk chocolate such as Hershey’s Kisses. — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for milk chocolate

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of milk chocolate was in 1900

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“Milk chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20chocolate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

Kids Definition

milk chocolate

noun
: chocolate containing ground cacao beans, cocoa butter, and milk from which no solids (as of sugar or fat) have been removed

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